GALLERY: 2018 Proton Preve Premium – RM72,510

First appearing quietly on Proton’s official website, the revised-for-2018 Proton Preve has arrived. Two variants are on offer here – the 1.6 Executive CVT priced at RM64,730 and RM72,510 for the 1.6 Premium CVT, charting increases of RM4,120 and RM1,193 respectively. Prices are on-the-road without insurance, and include a five-year, 150,000 km warranty.

Both versions of the updated sedan feature the same powertrain, namely a 1.6 litre turbocharged petrol four-cylinder engine producing 138 hp at 5,000 rpm and 205 Nm of torque between 2,000 rpm and 4,000 rpm. This drives the front wheels via a continuously variable transmission with a simulated seven-speed mode. The naturally-aspirated manual variant has been dropped from the line-up.

A host of changes aimed at improving noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) levels have been applied to the Preve. These include new engine and transmission mounts, new pillar fillings and carpeting, additional rubber seals to reduce wind noise and changes to eliminate air-conditioner hissing.

Other features include a new gearknob garnish, changes towards improved radio reception and new fishnet-type floor mats, and the 16-inch wheel option (on the Executive variant not shown here) gets a set of more compliant tyres. Exterior visual changes are limited to colour and trim, such as a blacked-out grille and bootlid garnish, black roof and wing mirrors. The Premium variant gets 17-inch wheels.

Standard equipment includes projector halogen headlamps with follow-me-home lighting, front and rear fog lamps, driver’s side auto up/down window operation with anti-pinch and a radio/CD head unit with Bluetooth, USB and auxiliary audio connectivity. On the safety front, all versions get six airbags, ABS with EBD and brake assist, stability control, active front headrests and ISOFIX rear child seat anchors.

Open roads and closed circuits hold great allure for Mick Chan. Driving heaven to him is exercising a playful chassis on twisty paths; prizes ergonomics and involvement over gadgetry. Spent three years at a motoring newspaper and short stint with a magazine prior to joining this website.

Really hate the storage position of the space saving tyre.Yes its saving space but to check the pressure or pump the tyre will require reoval of the tyre.
To do that require removal of everything in the boot including the cover if u r alone.

When people stop buying why u still trying to sell a same old product. U never learn and syok sendiri. Buat market research la/ u just want to to sell it to gov agency because their have no other option

P1, I believe ,Dr.Li is just buying time.He is having a hard time coping with the current bunch of vendors,on mogok mode.Once,his China vendors kick in,only then u can see some price reductions on newer models.
Now the current vendors ,bring in politicians when they r not paid or refused to lower supply prices.
The ponstan salesmen got plenty of orders from Dr.Li,to relieve headaches.
Now the year end mar 31 accounts r finalised…P1 will report another whopping loss of another Rm 500 juta…are we looking at another bailout from the new regime after May 9 ? Tun,pls NEVER NEVER NEVER bailout protong anymore,if u win and NEVER NEVER NEVER come out with Proton 2.

CEO Li please get rid of this and just rebadge the current Geely models.
At this price nobody wants an outdated model and where is the Turbo GDi tak pro engines.
So much channelled to R&D and yet they continue producing sub standard models.
This model hasl been struggling to sell – PDRM doing P1 a favour by mopping up the excess.

Good luck in trying to move these useless tin cans.
Crude but FACTUALLY true.
Just close down Proton and save the people’s money, as it is just throwing good money into a black home and saving political friends’ sub-par quality parts businesses.

Proton should not have blacked out the Prevé’s boot lid garnish. At a glance, it looks like the Saga SV’s rear garnish. Only upon closer inspection, you’ll realise the Preve’s one is fully painted and not cheap matte plastic.

Still, painted or not, it makes the Prevé look unnecessarily cheap. Proton should have just chrome plated the garnish, as seen on the Perdana.

Perodua on the other hand knows how important chrome plated handles are. All of their high-spec models have chrome plated bits (most notably door handles), even their Axia.

In Europe, chrome plating is not a huge deal, even on luxury cars. But in America and Asia, the more chrome on your car = the more premium it is. Even budget cars have it. But for better or worse, Proton has always followed the European way of things (so does Hyundai-Kia).

If Proton wants to make their cars ‘look more premium’, they need only add more chrome plated parts. The Prevé Sapphire is a great example of how to make a budget car look more premium. I have no idea why Proton didn’t sell it to the public. A wasted opportunity.

Proton will never learn! Nothing is special here in preve. Opening price .78k. omg. Better to buy honda civic. Preve 2017 model, second hand is just less than 40k. Whoever buy new preve will regret for buying that car. Proton got no resell value. Just a waste!

my experience with proton .. good feeling from steering feedbacks. turn and maneuver with confident. but the engine and transmission is a big let down.
waiting for the new TGDI (if it will ever turn up). Last news about cost cutting and quality improvement for Proton is good news so I am curious if there is indeed visible improvement ..

Premium? My ARSE lah Premium!! 凸凸凸凸凸凸凸!! Seven year-old design some more dun wanna revamp and WHOLLY CHANGE THE EXTERIOR and INTERIOR FEATURES?? As I’d personally reiterate: Bring in the upcoming SL and make a few coke bottle features a la Infiniti or even Kia, and VOILA!

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